Indiana Harbor

The Indiana Harbor arrived in port yesterday at 6 pm, just a little later than the snow did (above). On March 22nd, it left the port after a winter layup at the Hallett 5 dock, taking coal to Silver Bay. There it loaded iron ore pellets for Ashtabula. It is back from that trip to load more coal, this time for Ontario Power Generation in Nanticoke. It appears that the Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin got free of the ice in the St. Mary's River and was due … [Read more...] about Indiana Harbor back for more coal

In yesterday's Duluth Shipping News, there was a picture of the Aerial Bridge in the up position for the first time in two months but it was only practice; no vessels came through. Last night, the Mesabi Miner filled up the void when it came in at 7:00, the first boat traffic of the season to come under the Lift Bridge. Two more boats, the Indiana Harbor and the Roger Blough, are expected to depart under the bridge today. On Friday, the Alder … [Read more...] about Indiana Harbor ready to start her new season

The Indiana Harbor will be here today to load a cargo of coal at Midwest Energy Resources in Superior for Consumers Energy's Cobb power plant at Muskegon, Michigan. It should follow the American Integrity at the coal dock this afternoon. It will be back here on Friday to load coal for its usual destination, Detroit Edison power plants at St. Clair, Michigan. Above, the Indiana Harbor is arriving in Duluth in October, 2005.
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Three thousand footers will be here today, all loading coal at Midwest Energy Resources in Superior. The Canadian Progress, at 730 feet, will sneak into the line for coal also. The Indiana Harbor will be the first of the big boats to line up at Midwest Energy. It, as the other two, will be loading about 62,000 tons of coal for a Detroit Edison power plant in St. Clair, Michigan. This is the Indiana Harbor's 15th trip here this season; it was here … [Read more...] about Indiana Harbor arriving Duluth

The boats are coming home in groups now. The Indiana Harbor came in for winter layup yesterday (above). Three more are coming in today for layup and the American Century isn't done working yet. It will be here to load coal for Nanticoke but will not be returning this season. It will winter in a port below the Soo Locks, which will close at midnight on January 15th.
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Two US flagged thousand footers and one Canadian flagged boat will be here today to load coal at Midwest Energy Resources in Superior. The Canadian Enterprise should be first at the dock followed by the American Century. Later this evening, the Indiana Harbor will arrive. The Canadian Enterprise and the American Century will load for Ontario Power Generation in Nanticoke. The Indiana Harbor will load for Detroit Edison at St. Clair, Michigan. On … [Read more...] about Indiana Harbor in the Twin Ports harbor

Above, the Indiana Harbor is seen departing Duluth on the first of this month. It took a cargo of coal to Ontario Power Generation at Nanticoke. Yesterday, it returned to take on another load of coal for Nanticoke. After it departs, three boats are scheduled to follow it at Midwest Energy - the Kaye E. Barker, the Algolake, and then the Paul R. Tregurtha. Two other boats originally scheduled for Sunday have been moved back to early Monday … [Read more...] about I saw the Harbor ice

The crew on the Indiana Harbor will live like normal people today. They should pull into port about the time many of us are going to work, although their commute from Nanticoke is a bit longer than the average Twin Ports commute. After a hard day of loading coal at Midwest Energy Resources in Superior, they will depart Duluth around 5 or 6 tonight to return to Nanticoke, about the same time we are heading home. Above, the Indiana Harbor is … [Read more...] about Indiana Harbor routine

The Indiana Harbor come into port early Saturday evening (above). It will be loading about 62,000 tons of coal for Ontario Power Generation in Nanticoke. The boat will return here next Saturday to load another 62,000 tons for Nanticoke. The American Century and the Walter J. McCarthy Jr. should also be in port today to load coal. Both of them will be loading 62,000 tons for Detroit Edison. The Tatjana has been delayed by weather but should be … [Read more...] about Indiana Harbor arrives to large crowd

The Indiana Harbor will be here today for the 24th time this season. That works out to about 4 or 5 trips a month. She was here 39 times last year. Three of the 24 visits this year found it loading taconite. It loaded coal at Midwest Energy Resources in Superior during the 21 other visits. Today the Indiana Harbor will be loading coal for Consumers Energy's Cobb power plant at Muskegon, Michigan. Above, the Indiana Harbor is coming into Duluth … [Read more...] about Indiana Harbor here again, for coal

The Indiana Harbor is making its 16th trip here this year. Most of those visits, as today, find it loading coal at Midwest Energy Resources in Superior and taking that cargo to Ontario Power Generation in Nanticoke. The Indiana Harbor is one of 13 US flagged 1,000 foot long freighters working on the Great Lakes. It was built in 1978. On its maiden voyage, it loaded taconite at Two Harbors, delivering it to its namesake, Indiana Harbor, Indiana … [Read more...] about Indiana Harbor departs in ice

The picture above shows the Indiana Harbor arriving Duluth on October 10 last year. It will be here today to load taconite for Stelco Inc., a company in Nanticoke that produces a variety of steel products. This is the Indiana Harbor's 7th trip here since departing from winter layup here on March 24th. Unlike many visits by boats loading coal and taconite, the Indiana Harbor will almost have a normal work day, coming in about 8 am, working until a … [Read more...] about Indiana Harbor enters Duluth harbor